Vocabulary Puzzles The Fun Way to Ace Standardized Tests

DEFINITION
SAMPLE SENTENCE
_____ burdensome; laborious
A.) Even years later, she still became 
WISTFUL when she thought about her
short-lived romance with Jim.
_____ fatherlike
B.) When the rioters realized there was a
shortage of police, they looted stores
with IMPUNITY.
_____ sneakily dangerous or harmful
C.) Putting the rapper and the folk singer
together in the same concert seemed
INCONGRUOUS to us.
_____ exclude; banish
D.) Musical talent was clearly INNATE in
the Bach family; every one of them was
a first-class musician.
_____ wealth and luxury
E.) Terrorists are INSIDIOUS enemies; one
never knows what they’re up to until
something happens.
_____ make extremely dry or thirsty
F.) The FBI tried to thwart his 
NEFARIOUS plan to blow up the
building.
_____ inborn; natural
G.) Building a stone wall on our property
proved to be an ONEROUS task.
_____ of unmatching parts; lacking 
H.) People with yachts and mansions live in 
harmony
great OPULENCE.
_____ full of sad longing
I.) When he continued to break the rules
at the private club, he was finally
OSTRACIZEd from it.
_____ extremely wicked or villainous
J.) Playing ball in the hot summer sun
really made him PARCHed.
_____ complete freedom from 
K.) After my father passed away, my uncle 
punishment
took a PATERNAL interest in me.
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DEFINITION
SAMPLE SENTENCE
_____ shorten or reduce
A.) The king was well-liked because of his
BENIGN disposition.
_____ clever; skillful
B.) They lived such a FRUGAL life that
despite their simple jobs they had man-
aged to save over a million dollars.
_____ dull, especially due to 
C.) Because she was not emotionally 
overfamiliarity
involved in the dispute, she found it easy
to make a JUDICIOUS decision.
_____ kind; good-natured disposition
D.) The disruptive student made FLIP-
PANT remarks to the teacher.
_____ pompous in speech or writing
E.) Jokes tend to become BANAL once
you’ve heard them a few times.
_____ distrustful of the motives 
F.) The preacher gave a BOMBASTIC 
of others
sermon on the evils of graffiti.
_____ forego; avoid
G.) Dictionaries are often ABRIDGEd to
make them smaller and easier to use.
_____ very hungry
H.) Politicians not keeping their promises
cause voters to be CYNICAL.
_____ disrespectful; irreverent
I.) If you’re on a low-cholesterol diet, you
should ESCHEW red meat.
_____ thrifty; economical
J.) After not eating all day, he was 
FAMISHED at dinner time.
_____ reasonable; sane
K.) After the heist the robber ADROITly
eluded the police for weeks.
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